Conveying apparatus.



PATENTED AUG. 20, 1907.

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J T COWLEY CONVEYING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 1905.

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JAMES T. COWLEY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; ASSIGNOR. TO LAMSON CONSOLIDATED STORE SERVICE COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

CONVEYING APPARATUS.

Application filed May 1, 1905- fl a NO- 258,278.

To all whom il may concern: I

Be it known that I, J AMES T. Cownnv, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new aiid useful" Improvements in Conveying Apparatus. of which the following is a specification.

My in veulion rlates to improvements in conveying apparatus and especially to conveyers employing an endless belt.

whereby the trays are carried to the central station and returned automatically to the sub-stations.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate a construction embodying my invention, Figure 1 is a side view illustrating my invention showing the trays at. the sub stat-ions. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view on the-liiie X X of Fig. 1.. Fig. 3 is a top plan view.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts throughout the several views. l

I A represents a suitable. counter having the front B and with the interior and rear posts D and 0 against which rest the guides E supported by the angle irons F in which are journaled the rollers F supporting the belt G which passes around the drums L and L The 2 5 drum L is provided with a shaft L on which are mounted I the gears L L adapted to mesh with the gears L on the shaft L driven by a suitable motor L. The other drum L is mounted in a suitable frame L The lower part of the belt passes over the rollers L L under the roller K, over the rollers J and L under the roller L over the rollers UL and under the roller L These rollers are pivoted-in the posts 0 and Das illustrated in Fig. 2 for the roller J and are idle. The guides F are secured to the posts (land D and prevent the trays from leaving the belt. By an arrangement of rollers K and-L and L, the belt does not contact with the rolls M, consequently-when .a tray, as H, is resting on these rolls said rolls are idle and the tray rests thereon ready to be removed by the clerk from said 40 rolls and the clerk then places the articles to be transported in said tray and places the tray on the upper side of the belt G when the tray will be conveyed and diverted by the switch M to the central or inspectors station M and after the articles have been removed by the inspector, theempty trays are placed on the lower side of the belt G and are returned automatically to the sub stations.

If ,there are two trays above the: roller K the next tray coming along will contact with the rear end of the one in front and push the front tray forward which again coming on to the belt will be carried to the next rollers, so that as the trays are returned from time to time they will be conveyed to the different substations and take the position illustrated in-Fig. 1.

The object of my invention is to provide means Having thus described the nature of my invention Patented Aug. 20. 1907.

and set forth a construction embodying the same, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the. United States is I. In a conveying apparatus. a

trays are transported. means for driving said belt. means traveling belt on which at the sub stations for supporting said trays when not in use. and means for diverting said belt from contact with said supporting means.

2. In a conveying apparatus. a trays are transported, means for traveling belt on which driving said belt. means at the sub stations for supporting said trays when not in use. means for diverting said belt supporting means. and a switch for diverting the trays from contact with said traveling on said belt to the central station.

.i. in a conveying apparatus. a trays are transported. means for for supporting the trays when no traveling belt on which driving said belt. rolls t in use. and means for diverting said belt from contact with said rolls.

4. In a conveying apparatus. a trays are transported. means for traveling belt on which driving said belt. rolls or supporting the trays when not in use, and rollers for diverting said belt from contact with said rolls.

5. In a conveying apparatus. a traveling belt on the upier part of which trays are transported from sub-stations to the central station, means for driving said belt. a switch for diverting the trays from said belt to the central station. and rolls located in the path of travel of said belt and adapted to receive the trays upon their return to the substations on.the under part of said belt...

- 6. In a conveying apparatus. a traveling belt on the upper part of which trays are transported from the sub stations to the central station and on the lower part of which trays are transported from the central station to the sub stations. means for driving said belt. and supporting means for said trays when not in use located of said belt.

7. In a conveying apparatus. a trays are placed to be transported in the path ot travel traveling belt on which between stations, means for driving said belt, and supporting means located in the direction of travel of said trays for supporting the trays over and out of contact with the when same are not in use.

8. In a conveying apparatus. a trays are placed to be transported lower part of said belt traveling belt on which between the central and 9. In a conveying-apparatus, a

traveling belt on which articles are placed for transportation between stations. means for driving said belt, and supporting means located in the path .of travel of said articles for supporting said articles over and out of contact with the lower part of said belt when same are not in transit.

in testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses,

this 29th day of April A. D. 1905.

Witnesses:

L. G. BARTLETT; A. L. MEBBETT.

JAMES T. cowLnv. i 

